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About this role
Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced General Foreman to lead production operations in a modular
home manufacturing facility specializing in cold formed light gauge steel framing. This
hands-on leadership role oversees daily factory operations, quality control, and ensures
high-quality modular units are produced efficiently and safely, while driving continuous
improvement in a high-volume manufacturing environment. The ideal candidate has a
strong background in residential construction, modular/prefab construction, light gauge
steel systems, and supervising production crews.
Key Responsibilities
- Supervise and direct production teams across framing, assembly, finishing, and
- related crews in the light gauge steel modular home factory.
- Plan and coordinate daily and weekly production schedules to meet throughput,
- quality, and delivery targets.
- Ensure all work complies with company standards, California building codes, HCD
- requirements, OSHA, and internal quality/safety protocols.
- Monitor production output, labor efficiency, material usage, scrap, rework, and
- downtime; implement corrective actions as needed.
- Lead pre-shift meetings, assign work, coach crew members, and hold teams
- accountable for performance and safety.
- Oversee factory Quality Control.
- Coordinate with Engineering, Maintenance, Materials, Shipping, and Superintendent
- to maintain smooth workflow and resolve bottlenecks.
- Interpret shop drawings, production plans, and specifications for light gauge steel
- modular construction.
- Enforce safety procedures, conduct or support safety inspections, and promote a
- strong safety culture.
- Support training of new hires and continuous improvement initiatives (e.g., EOS, lean
- practices, standard work, process improvements).
- Maintain accurate production records, QC logs, material reports, and
- documentation; communicate status and issues to plant management.
- Assist with material staging, inventory awareness, and equipment readiness as
- needed
Requirements
- Minimum 5+ years of experience in modular, manufactured, prefabricated, or
- residential construction, with at least 2–3 years in a supervisory/foreman role.
- Hands-on experience with light gauge steel framing, modular construction methods,
- or factory-based home production.
- Strong knowledge of production workflows, quality control, and safety standards in
- a manufacturing or construction setting.
- Ability to read and interpret construction drawings, shop drawings, and production
- schedules.
- Proven leadership skills with the ability to motivate, train, and manage production
- crews effectively.
- Valid driver’s license and ability to work on-site in a factory environment (standing,
- walking, occasional lifting).
- Must pass a background check and drug screen.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience specifically with volumetric modular or panelized light gauge steel
- systems.
- Familiarity with California HCD in-plant inspection or modular manufacturing
- regulations.
- Lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, or Six Sigma exposure.
- OSHA 10 or OSHA 30 certification.
- Bilingual (English/Spanish) a plus in many San Diego manufacturing environments.
- Experience with production software, digital work instructions, or manufacturing
- execution systems.
- Former Military Preferred. Ideal candidate will have Engineering Combat MOS (Field
- or NMCBs BU or SW rating.
- Physical Demands and Work Environment
- This is an on-site factory role involving extended periods of standing and walking on the
- production area, exposure to noise, dust, and industrial equipment, and occasional lifting.
- Typical schedule is daytime with possible overtime during peak production periods.
- Construction / factory setting with standard manufacturing and construction site conditions.
Benefits
Medical, dental, vision, retirement plan (pension), paid time off, employee discount, and
profit share.
We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for
employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status,
protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law